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Gen Fic: Questions
Title: Questions
Author: Jobeth
Rating: PG
Pairing: None
Category: Angst, Drama
Date: 9-23-02
Status: Complete
Season/Spoilers: Season 6, Meridian, Redemption I&II, Shadow Play
Synopsis: Jacob and Jack discuss SG1's newest member
Notes:
Disclaimer: Stargate SG-1 and its characters are the property of Showtime/Viacom, MGM/UA, Double Secret Productions, and Gekko Productions. I have written this story for entertainment purposes only and no money whatsoever has exchanged hands. No copyright infringement is intended. The original characters, situations, and story are the property of the author. Not to be archived without permission of the author.
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Questions
Cheyenne Mountain:
Jacob Carter paused in the corridor outside of Jack O?Neill?s office. He was not looking forward to the conversation he was about to have with the Colonel. ?He?ll probably tell me to go straight to hell, but I?ve got to tell him what I think?. Jacob knocked on the door.
?Who is it?,? Jack called out.
?It?s me, ? Jacob answered.
The door opened. O?Neill, pleased to see his visitor, smiled broadly.
?Jacob, hi, come on in, make yourself at home,? he said cheerily.
?This isn?t really a social call, ? Jacob said, following Jack into the office.
Jack went back to his desk and sat down. He noticed that Jacob seemed a bit distracted, even anxious. Jack watched as the other man paced around the room.
?You okay? You seem a little, I dunno, nervous or something,? Jack said.
Jacob turned to face him. ?Jack, can I ask you something??
?Sure, shoot,? Jack said.
?Can you tell me exactly what Jonas Quinn is doing on your team?? Jacob asked.
?Whadaya mean by that?? Jack responded.
?I?ve been checking him out, and I have to say I?m puzzled,? Jacob said. ?He doesn?t seem like Air Force material, and frankly, I?m not sure I want him on the same team as Sam.?
?I don?t think my personnel decisions are any of your business,? Jack said, annoyed by Jacob?s attitude.
?When my daughter?s safety is at stake, it IS my business,? Jacob snapped. ?From what you?ve said, this guy was at least partly responsible for Daniel?s injuries, and then he tried to accuse Daniel of sabotage. How the hell did he ever land a spot on the SGC?s flagship military team? How can you stand to work with him after what he?s done??
?Jonas is perfectly qualified to be a member of SG1,? Jack said.
?Oh yeah, so what are his qualifications? Does he have any military experience, knowledge of the Goa?uld, or any scientific training?? Jacob asked.
?Well, no,? Jack admitted.
?So what does he bring to the SGC? What?s so special about Quinn that you would bypass normal procedures and let him on the team? Don?t tell me there aren?t plenty of Air Force officers, far more qualified than Quinn, who would love to join the SGC. Why were they passed over in favor of an alien refugee you knew nothing about? Strike that, you DID know something about Quinn. You knew he acted like a coward, you knew he
tried to frame one of your men as a terrorist, you knew he was a thief, and you knew he was a traitor to his own people. I can?t for the life of me understand the rationale for letting this guy anywhere near Cheyenne Mountain, much less treating him like the prodigal son,? Jacob said.
?Jonas told us what happened. Once he admitted that Daniel was innocent, he stole some Naquadriah for us, and he also apologized,? Jack said.
?Oh, he apologized, I guess that makes it all right,? Jacob said with a sarcasm worthy of Jack himself. ?It?s okay then, for someone to steal, betray his own people, and falsely accuse a member of the SGC of sabotage as long as he says he?s sorry afterwards. I didn?t realize that?s all it takes to qualify for the Stargate Program. I?ll be sure to tell Colonel Makepeace. He can apologize too, maybe he can get his old job back,? Jacob
said.
?Makepeace has nothing to do with this,? Jack said defensively
?Oh no. Jack, it seems to me that Makepeace earned a spot on death row for acting pretty much like Jonas Quinn did,? Jacob said. ?Since when does the USAF accept stolen property anyway? Why wasn?t the Naquadriah returned to its rightful owners immediately, and the thief who stole it handed over to the proper authorities??
?What are you trying to say?? Jack snapped, his anger rising rapidly.
?Jack, did it ever occur to you, General Hammond, or ANYONE at the SGC, that Jonas? story simply doesn?t add up?? Jacob asked. ?First I hear that he was his leader?s personal
assistant, then I?m told that he?s really an ethicist, and don?t get me started on that one. Now Sam tells me that he worked on some kind of scientific project on his planet. So which is it? Was he a full-time scientist or a politician? He couldn?t have been both. Did you verify his story before letting him into the SGC?? Jacob asked.
?We couldn?t check his story, Jacob. We broke off diplomatic relations with the Colonans after Daniel . . ,? Jack?s voice trailed off.
?So you took everything he said at face value, and let him roam around the most top-secret military facility on earth at will, memorizing classified material for three months. And all this was BEFORE he joined the team? Why would General Hammond deliberately create a security risk? What would you have done with Jonas if you hadn?t let him join the SGC? You couldn?t have risked letting him go, either on earth or off-world, not after he learned so much about us. What were you planning to do with
him, Jack, lock him in a dungeon?? Jacob said.
?Hey, there was no question about letting Jonas join the SGC. We wanted him from the moment he showed up,? Jack said.
?Jack, if I didn?t know better, I?d think the lot of you had been brainwashed,? Jacob said. ?And tell me, why wasn?t Jonas affected by the radiation from the lab accident? If he?s
telling the truth, shouldn?t he be dead by now? Or suffering from radiation sickness at the very least. And just how did he get the Naquadriah in the first place? Don?t the Colonans have any security? You?re telling me they just left the stuff lying around where anybody could grab it? And how did he get it through the gate? Are you seriously suggesting that a paranoid, highly militarized government would allow someone to load up on an extremely valuable mineral and walk through the gate to another world and hand it over to a bunch of aliens? Anyway, why would he trust the human race with such a dangerous substance? For all he knows we could create a weapon with it and use it on the Colonans. Why would he think we?d be any wiser than his own people? It doesn?t make any sense,? Jacob continued. ?What?s to stop him from abandoning the SGC if he meets another group of aliens he likes better? After all, he wasn?t loyal to his own people, so why do you all assume he?ll stay loyal to us??
?Jonas would never do that. He?s a part of the SGC now. Jacob, there?s gotta be a logical explanation for everything,? Jack said.
?Like what?? Jacob said, refusing to let Jack off the hook. ?And you still haven?t answered my question about why Jonas was allowed to treat the base like his own personal playground.?
?We had good reasons for allowing Jonas full access to the SGC,? Jack retorted.
?Oh really. Come on Jack, clue me in. What were they?? Jacob replied.
?He, he, damnit Jacob. General Hammond had his reasons,? Jack spluttered.
?You mean you can?t think of any,? Jacob said. ?I?m sorry Jack, George has been a friend of mine for over thirty years, but this whole situation stinks. If I didn?t know him better I?d think Quinn bribed his way onto the team.?
?You?re only against Jonas because of Daniel,? Jack countered.
?This isn?t about Daniel, Jack. Yes, I was very fond of Dr. Jackson, and I?ll admit I feel some resentment towards Jonas because of his role in Daniel?s injuries. But there?s a lot more to it than that. There are too many holes in his story for me to trust him. Too many unanswered questions. And just for the record, I?d feel the same way if it had been you, Teal?c, Major Davis or even Siler. Hell, I?d feel the same way if it had been the chevron guy. You don?t have to have been a huge fan of Daniel to dislike Jonas Quinn,? Jacob
said.
?Nobody but you has any doubts about Jonas,? Jack said.
?If that?s true, then why are you so defensive?? Jacob said.
?I?m not being defensive,? Jack insisted.
?Well you certainly sound like it. Jack, don?t be to proud to admit you made a mistake. I know things got chaotic when Daniel, well you know, and both you and George were under a lot of pressure. I?ve made mistakes myself under those kinds of circumstances,? Jacob said.
?Jacob, what exactly are you implying about Jonas?? Jack said.
?Jack, did you ever consider the possibility that Jonas might be a plant?? Jacob asked. ?Think about it for a minute, it makes sense.?
Furious, Jack rose. ?I?m not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth one of my men,? he said.
?Don?t worry, Colonel, I was just leaving,? Jacob said. ?I?m returning to Ravenna to try to salvage items from the old Tok?ra base. Just think about it, Jack, that?s all I ask.? Jacob departed, leaving Jack alone.
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